By Princewill Kingston The chances of Governor Bassey Otu and his Deputy, Rt Hon Peter Odey sailing through to 2031 has been boosted with the endorsement of Senator Asuquo Ekpenyong who naysayers had said was likely to square it up with the Governor in 2027 for the plum job. Senator Ekpenyong, representing Cross River South…
Comrade James Ebri. By Anietie Akpan Former National Vice Chairman South-South, Democratic Front for a People’s Federation (DFPF), Comrade James Ebri, has appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to immediately rescind the decision imposing a State of emergency in Rivers State and the accompanying suspension of the Governor, his Deputy and the Members of the Rivers…
L-R. Gov. Bassey Otu, his wife, Bishop Eyoanwan and Dr Emana Duke Ambroose-Amawhe at the ceremony. By Anietie Akpan Cross River State Governor, Senator Bassey Edet Otu, on Sunday formally received the 2023 Deputy Governorship Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) in the state, Dr Emana Duke Ambroose-Amawhe into the All Progressives Congress (APC)….
By Magnus Effiong The Mayor of Calabar, Apostle James Anam, has said he was poised to replicate the Abuja’s new Wuse market at the Marian (aka Ika Ika Oqua) and Ikot Ishie markets with ultramodern structures and transform the two markets to conform with the tourism inclination of the Cross River state government Apostle Anam,…
By Princewill Kingston The decision of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Cross River State to hand over its 2027 governorship and deputy governorship tickets to Gov Bassey Edet Otu and his Deputy, Rt Hon Peter Odey, has been greeted with mixed reaction Recall that in a move described by political watchers as unprecedented masterstrokes,…
Senator Asuquo Ekpenyong. By Kelvin Obambon The Senator representing Cross River Southern Senatorial District, Senator Asuquo Ekpenyong has declared that steps taken by the Federal Government to provide safety nets for the less privileged and to build a more just and inclusive society were gaining significant traction. He told the Inter Parliamentary Union (IPU) that…